Is this coin of Justinian tooled or not?

Hey

I found this beautiful coin of Eastern Roman/Byzantine Empire on a seller's list in vcoins, and I was wondering whether it is tooleed or not.

I don't intend to buy it at all, but Justinian's hair caused me to think whether it is tooled or not.



What is your opinion in case you have any?

Have a nice day.

 

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I see no evidence of tooling. It would fit into my Byz coin box quite nicely.

 

..i would be suspect...smoothing at the least...

 

I say no tooling and only light smoothing. You can tell from the diiference between the open fields and inbetween the letters on reverse that the coin has been brushed. Nice coin indeed. My 2 cents.

 

Your photos aren't good enough to make a determination .

 

Judging from the photo I agree that the coin was cleaned, but not unduly (no hairlines or scratches that I can see). The strike looks particularly nice and the style is good for this period.

 

I just think it is a good example of the type

 

I forgot to write "thanks" at the end of my post, so I just want to say thanks a lot.

Yeah, I also noted that the image is a bit unsharp/blurry when you click on it and enlarge it.

 

What happened to the INI letters? (DNIVSTINI ANVSPPAVC)